Afshan Subohi

The business community fears political unrest may unravel the nascent economic recovery after Covid-19. Updated 01 Mar, 2021 09:03am

"We have removed most of the impediments; we are witnessing excellent growth in industry and exports," says Abdul Razak Dawood. Updated 22 Feb, 2021 09:27am

Market watchers noted that the house brands’ share is still a small fraction of the market pie but has consistently been growing. Updated 15 Feb, 2021 08:48am

Multiple studies show the pandemic-related restrictions created greater hardships for daily-wage and contractual labour. Updated 08 Feb, 2021 08:56am

No one seems to know at this point when and how the private healthcare practitioners will be covered. Updated 01 Feb, 2021 09:30am

Sources in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs acknowledge Biden's role as a caring friend of Pakistan in Washington in the past. Updated 25 Jan, 2021 09:18am

Corporate America knows the shareholder’s interest overrides political preferences. Updated 18 Jan, 2021 09:12am

Private businesses have low expectations from the current PPP government. Published 11 Jan, 2021 07:31am

Diverging from the consensus of 2-3 per cent GDP growth, the economy is expected to have a K-shaped recovery. Updated 04 Jan, 2021 09:56am

The ruling party’s narrative of economic revival is not taken well by the people in financial distress. Updated 28 Dec, 2020 08:38am

Even the most ardent critics of government policies are puzzled when Pakistan is placed at the bottom of global indexes. Updated 21 Dec, 2020 09:11am

The FBR chairman expects the final number of taxpayers for 2019-20 will at least be about the same as last year’s. Updated 14 Dec, 2020 10:14am

PIDE projects job losses of up to 18.5m depending on the intensity of Covid-19 and the government’s containment strategy. Updated 07 Dec, 2020 09:57am

Federal and provincial authorities expect no major disruptions in the supply of essential food items. Updated 01 Dec, 2020 09:52am

Businesses seem optimistic partially because of the country’s performance since the outbreak of the pandemic early this year. Updated 24 Nov, 2020 09:14am

The value of extractable mineral wealth of Reko Diq alone is estimated to run into billions of dollars. Updated 16 Nov, 2020 09:04pm

The govt and the private sector are in perfect denial and not yet ready to even acknowledge the existence of a grave possibility. Updated 09 Nov, 2020 08:55am

Pakistanis want the future leader to be more compassionate in the current trying times of the pandemic-induced global recession. Updated 02 Nov, 2020 03:39pm

Despite the squeeze on family income in a sagging economy, the market is witnessing a spike in consumer demand. Updated 26 Oct, 2020 08:58am

Nobel in economics is awarded mostly to economists from top Western universities. Updated 19 Oct, 2020 08:17am